Rubber heel



L. KAPLAN. RUBBER HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27| 1921.

1,422,446. Patented July 11, 1922.

ew entice.

LOUIS KAPLAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RUBBER HEEL.

ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

- The present invention relates to rubber or resilient heels, and moreespecially to detachable slip-on heels having marginal flanges or lipsto fit on and embrace the heels; and it is an object of the invention toprovide additional means for retaining the rubber heel firmly in placeon the heel of the shoe or other article of foot wear.

Another object is to assemble an elastic \band with the rubber heel insuch a way as to embrace the shoe heel and hold the rubber or cushionheel in lace effectively.

A further object is the provision of a rubber or cushion heel of thecharacter indicated which is simple and inexpensive in construction, aswellas convenient and prac tical in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be understoodas the description proceeds, the invention resides-in the constructionand arrangement of arts,

as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changescan be made within ,the scope of what is claimed, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accom-- panying drawing, whereinigure 1 is a median vertical section of flieldetachable heel in positionon the shoe iee Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showingthe detachable heel and arts thereof as when in position on the shoeeel, said shoe heel being removed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification.

Fig. 4: is a median vertical section'of another variation taken on theline 44 of Fi i fiig. 5 is a plan view of the third form'of detachableheel.

The detachable heel 7, which is composed of rubber or other cushioningmateriahis rovidedwith a marginal elastic flange or" 1p 8 whichtapers-upwardly, to be slipped on and to embrace the heel 9 of ashoe,.slip per or other article of foot wear, this type Specification ofLetters Patent. Application filed May 27,

Patented July llil, i922.

1921. Serial No. 473,144.

of detachable heel beingused especially on French heels of womens footwear, to enable the heel 7 to be readily applied-and removed fordifferent occasions. The heel 7 on the main heel. As shown in Figs. 1and 2, an elastic band 10 of suitable crosssection and of rubber isvulcanized, cemented or otherwise secured to'the rear portion of theflange 8 on theinner side thereof, and is inclined so as to embrace theheel 9 tightly with the forward portion of the bandlO disposed above thebreast portion of the flange 8. The band 10 will therefore exert anupward and forward pull on the rear portion of the flange 8, to hold theheel 7 snugly up against the heel '9, and thereby resist the tendencyfor the heel 7 to become loosened or lost.

For purpose of ornamentation, the margin .of the heel 7 can beprovidedwith apertures or recesses 12.

In applying the detachable heel to the heel 9, the band 10 is easilystretched to pass over the heel 9, in slipping the flange 8 on the heel9, and the band 10 when released will assume the position as shown inFig. 1.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the detachable cushion heel 7' hasthe retaining flange or lip8 and the marginal apertures 12 as in theform hereinbefore described, and the elastic retaining band 10, insteadof being vulcanized, cemented or similarly secured to the flange 8' isthreaded through slots 11 provided in the rear rtion of the flange 8',thereby attaching t e lower rear portion of" the elastic band with therear portion of said flange, so that the band can embrace the shoe heeland holdthe rear portion of the flange 8' snugly in I place.

' In the variation shown in igs'. 4 and 5, another manner of connectingthe elastic band withz the retaining flange of the detachable heel 7" isshown. Thus, the rear portion of the band 10', which is disposed abovethe flange 8", is connected with the rear por- "so when applied preventsthe heel from slip-' tion of the flange by an integral web 11, so thatwhen the heel 7 is appliedto the shoe heel and the band 10" stretchedover the shoe heel to embrace same, the heel 7 is held tightly in place.Figs. 4 and 5 also show the upper surface of the heel 7 as beingprovided with grooves 13" whereby to provide a friction surface toengagethe tread of the heel of the shoe or other article of foot wear, toeliminate possible slipping be' tween the two heels and give cushioningaction.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. -Adetachable heel having a marginal retaining flange to embrace the heelof an article of foot wear, and an elastic band to embrace the secondnamed heel having one portion connected to the corresponding portion ofsaid flange and its opposite portion free to be disposed at the oppositeportion of the second-named heel above saidfiange.

2. A detachable heel having a marginal retaining flange to embrace theheel of an article of foot wear, and an elastic band to embrace thesecond named heel connected at its rear portion to the rear portion ofsaid flange, the forward portion of said band being free to be disposedat the breast of the heel above said flange.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

LOUIS KAPLAN.

